Match Details
The Final of the Pakistan Cup will be played between Central Punjab & Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the State Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi on January 12th, Tuesday.
The match is scheduled to start at 9:30 am local time (10:00 am IST).
Preview
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa defied all odds against the Northern and won in an exciting Super Over at the very end of the game. On the other hand, Central Punjab are coming from a very convincing victory against the mighty Sindh.
Hence, they would also be high on confidence. In their previous 2 head-to-head battles, its Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that has had the better of Central Punjab and that too quite convincingly so the Punjabis would like to take strong revenge in this fixture.
CEP vs KHP Weather Report for The Final:
We can expect great conditions for a game of cricket as the temperature would be around 26 degrees with hardly any chances of rain interruptions.
Pitch Condition/Report
A high-scoring game is on the cards after the previous 2 games going right down to the wire, with 300+ first innings score. The team winning the toss would like to bat first on this track.
Average first innings score
325 (last 5 T20 matches)
Record of chasing teams
Won – 1, Lost – 3, Tied – 1
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Injury and Availability News:
Will be added when there is an update
CEP vs KHP Today’s Probable Playing XIs:
Central Punjab
Tayyab Tahir, Rizwan Hussain, Muhammad Akhlaq, Raza Ali Dar, Saad Nasim, Qasim Akram, Zafar Gohar, Usman Kadir, Sohaibullah, Mohammad Ali, Ahmed Bashir
Bench:
Junaid Ali, Ali Zaryab Asif, Bilal Asif, Ahmed Safi Abdullah
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Sahibzada Farhan, Khalid Usman, Adil Amin, Mohammad Wasim, Musadiq Ahmed, Asif Afridi, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Imran, Imran Khan, Fakhar Zaman
Bench:
Sajid Khan, Irfanullah Shah, Usman Khan, Mohammad Mohsin, Rehan Afridi, Amer Azmat
CEP vs KHP Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:
Saad Nasim, the Central Punjab captain, would be very much aware of the fact that his team has lost twice to the same opposition and he would definitely want to lead from the front. In the semi-final, he played a quickfire knock of 39 that helped his team reach a par score.
Qasim Akram missed out on scoring big in the semi final because of a run out chance. He showed great resilience in that knock and would definitely want to make amends in the final taking his form of 27 off 22 from the previous game.
Rizwan Hussain has been able to give flying starts to his team right from the outset. He will be vital for Punjab and he is entering this game after a quickfire half century in the semis so his confidence would be sky high.
Iftikhar Ahmed has been the man for the big occassions and he is coming into this game after some tight bowling giving away just 40 from 9 overs in a nail biter of a match. He missed out with the bat but would definitely make amends this time around.
Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:
Captain Options – Saad Nasim, Qasim Akram
Vice-Captain Options – Rizwan Hussain, Iftikhar Ahmed
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for CEP vs KHP Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Muhammad Akhlaq
Batsmen – Tayyab Tahir, Rizwan Hussain, Fakhar Zaman, A Amin
All-Rounders – Qasim Akram (VC), Saad Nasim (C), Iftikhar Ahmed
Bowlers – Usman Qadir, Mohammad Wasim, Imran Khan
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for CEP vs KHP Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Keeper – Mohammad Haris
Batsmen – Tayyab Tahir, Rizwan Hussain (C), S Farhan, M Ahmed
All-Rounders – Asif Afridi, Saad Nasim, Iftikhar Ahmed (VC)
Bowlers – Usman Qadir, Muhammad Ali, Zafar Gohar
Expert Advice:
It is advisable to choose more players from the team batting first.
Today’s CEP vs KHP Probable Winners:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are expected to win this match and become the champions.
